DOCSLIB.ORG

Legislative Assembly Hansard 1883

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Legislative Assembly Hansard 1883 Queensland Parliamentary Debates [Hansard] Legislative Assembly TUESDAY, 26 JUNE 1883 Electronic reproduction of original hardcopy QUEENSLAND PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. SIXT'J:-I SE::SSION OF 'J:'HE EIGJ:-I'.I'J:-I PARLIAJY.IEN'J:', APPOINTED TO MEET .A.'l' BRISBAXE, ON THE TWEXTY-SIXTH DAY OF JUNE, IN 1'IIE FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF HER ~iAJl,STY QUEEN VICTORIA, IX 'l'HE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1883. ~--~ ~ ~~--~--~~====~=-===c===== LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. MEMBERS SWORN. The following members having been presented Tucsd,,y, 2G June, 1883. and sworn, subscribed the roll :~ The Hon. Albert N orton, Esq. (Minister for Vactwcies during llez~ess.~:vrembers S\vorn.-}~loctions \Vorks), Port Curtis; the Hon. Charles Edward and Qualilications CommittN•.-Bill p,·o formti.­ 'l'he Opening Specch.-Addrc,l'-.5~ in lteply. Chubb, EsC[. (Attorney-General), Bowen. THic House met at 12 o'clock, a few minutes ELECTIOJ'\S AND QUALH'ICATIONS after which hour a message was conveyed by the COMMITTEE. "G sher of the Black llod, that His I<;xcellency the The SPEAKER, in accordance with the Administrator of the Government reC[nested the Legislative Assembly Act, laid on the table his attendance of JYir. Speaker and hon. members of warrant appointing the Committee of Elections the Legislative Assembly in the Council Cham­ and Qualifications for the present session. ber. The SPEAKER, accompanied by hon. mem­ BILL PRO FOR11fA. bers of the Assembly, accordingly proceeded to The PREMIER (Sir Thomas Mcllwraith) the Legislative Council, and, having heard the presented a Bill to provide against Personation Address of Hifl Excellency, returned to their and other Frauds at Elections, and moved that own Chamber. it be read a first time. Question put and passed. The House resumed at half-past 3 o'clock. THE OPENIKG SPEECH. VACANCIES DURING RECESS. The SPEAKER reported that the House had, in the earlier part of the clay, attended the The SPEAKER announced that since the Administrator of the Government in the Legis­ termination of last Session the following vacan­ lative Council Chamber, where His Excellency cies had occurred in the House, namely:~ delivered an Opening Speech to both Houses of 1. By the resignation of the Hon. Pope Alex­ Parliament, of which, for greater accuracy, he had obtained a copy, which he would now read to ander Cooper, F~sC[., Member for the Electoral District of Bowen. the House:~ 2. By the resignation of Albert Norton, Esq., "HoNOURABI,E GENTLEMEN Ol!' THE LEGISLA­ Member for the Electoral District of Port Curtis. TIVE COUNCIL, AND GENTLE21IEX Ol!' 1'HE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,~ That, upon the occurrence of each of the said "I have much pleasure in meeting you for the vacancies, he had i,sued his writ for the election purpose of submitting to your consideration and of a member to fill the same, and that such decision various weighty matters affecting the writs had been duly returned to him, with certi­ interests of our country. ficates respectively endorsed thereon of the elec­ "I am sure you will join with me in an ex­ tion of the following gentlemen, namely:~ pression of sorrow and regret at the death of our 1. The Hon. Charles Edw:ud Chubb, Esq., as htte Governor, Sir Arthur Kennecly, whose long Member for the Electoral District of Bowen. and useful life in the service of his country has 2. The Hon. Albert Norton, Esq., as Member ensured for his memory well merited apprecia, for the Electoral District of Port Curtis, tion. 1883-ll 2 The Opening Speecit. [ASSEMBY.] The Opening Speecft. "I have been advised by Her Majesty's Secre­ labour, and secure the return of the htbourors to tary of State for the Colonies that Sir Anthonv their own country. These objects, my Govern­ Musgrave has been appointed Governor of th-e ment considers, have been at length secured, and Colony, and will leave England for Brisbane the Regulations will be submitted for your about the middle of August. approval. "I have to congratulate you upon the very "In the event of these Hegulations being propitious season with which the country has adopted and the labour wants of the Colony just been favoured. Our agricultural and pas­ being thus adequately supplemented, a happy toral pursuits have been conducted with more solution of the e1nbarrassing qnestionR arising than comn1on success ; ·while our tnining indus~ out of the employment of Pacific Islanders and a tries have held their own. The rapid influx of still more olJjectionable cbss of labourers--the population has beneficially stimulated produc­ Chinese-will have been provided. Although my tion and trade ; while the manner in which Government believes that recruiting by Queens­ immigrants, as \Vell as large accessions of expe~ land labour vessels is, as tt rule, legitimately and rienced colonists from other parts of Australia, humanely conducted, and that the isbnders are have been absorbed into our varied industries invttriably well treated in the Colony, it is tm­ affords undeniable proof of the soundness of our fortunntely too true thttt recruiting is not entirely prosperity. free from abuses, and that insuperable difficul­ "An Agreement has been made with a com­ ties are encountered in endeavouring to legally pany for the construction of a line of railway establish the guilt of offending masters of vessels. from Charleville to Point Parker, on the Gulf of These occasional abuses have seriously but un­ Oarpentaria, under the provisions of the Railway justly compromised the reputation of our Colony Companies Preliminary Act of 1880. This abroad, and my :Ministers are confident that Agreement will be submitted for your approval every well-disposed colonist will participate in and ratification. Your ratification of an Agree­ the satisfaction they feel at the prospect that ere ment under the same Act for a line from Charle­ long the possibility of such abuses will have ville to the New So nth \V ales border will also be ceased to exist. ought, and I trust both agreements will com- "The report of the "G ncler Secretary for Lands, mend themselves favourably to your calm and which will be hid before you, shows that the de­ dispassionate jud>,rment. sire to acquire land in almost every clistrict of the "For some time past the imminent danger of Colony continues unabated. \Vhile a greater annexation by a Foreign Power of the adjacent area has been selected during the past year than island of New Guinea has caused my Govern­ during any year since 1877, it is not gratifying to ment much concern and uneasiness. Ultimately find that the quantity under cultivation still it was determined by a formal act of annexation forms a very small proportion of the amount to establish permanently British claims to the alienated. possession of that country. Accordingly that "During the past year the progress of Pnblic portion of New Guinea east of the one hundred Works has been accelerated. Plans are being and forty-first meridian and the adjoining islands prepared for important Public Buildings for up to the one hundred and fifty-fifth meridian which money has been alreacly voted, and con­ were annexed on the fourth of April last. This tracts have been let in l~ngland for the Gun­ action has not yet received the sanction of Her boats provided for in last year's Estimates for Majesty ; but there can be no question that, the Defence of the Colony. however distasteful to some of our countrymen "Plans and sections of various lines of Rail­ at home further extensions of territory may be, way will be submitted for your approval. New Guinea and the adjacent groups of Pacific Islands must form part of the future Australian "An accident on the Sandgate Line having Nation. The course taken by my Government excited strong doubts in the public mind as to has, in my opinion, furnished the best possible the safety of our railways, a Royal Commis­ security against future embarrassments, and I sion has been appointed to inquire into and am happy to state has received the hearty report upon their management. endorsement of the several Australian Colonies. "The Government of Victoria having invited I may add that at the instance of the Victorian a Conference of Delegates from the various Government concerted action has been taken Colonies to consider the advisableness of Aus­ with the object of inducing Her Majesty's tralasia joining the Postal Union, a series of Government to annex those Islands in the meetings was held in Sydney last month, at one Pacific whose interests are deemed in many of which an affirmative resolution was carried, respects identical with those of Australia. Queensland dissenting; but the terms of the " Correspondence has been continued with the proposal as agreed to by the other Colonies are, Indi:1n Government in reference to the Regula­ in the opinion of my Ministers, such as to pre­ tions under which eligible bbourers from that clude hope of their offer to join being accepted. country may be introduced for the more effectual "Arrangements have been made for expediting prosecution of tropical agriculture in this colony. the future transit of English ::\:Iails by way of The difficnlty has been to frame Regulations Torres Straits, so as to ensure their delivery at which, while meeting the views of the Indian Brisbane from London in forty-four days, or Government, would furnish ample safeguards simultaneously with the mail received by the against injuriotw com]Jetition with European Peninsular and Oriental Sen ice. A llcw and 1'he Opening Speech. C26 JUNE.] Address in Reply. 3 more advantageous contract for coastal mails If not, an Additional Members Bill, providing concluded some months ago with the Austral­ for the more glaring inequalities of represen­ ashtn Steam Navigation Company also takes tation, will be introduced as soon as practicable.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • The Calendar University of Queensland
    The Calendar O F T H E University of Queensland PART I. FOR THE YEARS 193.2-1936 N O T E .— Every Student should provide himsell with the current issue of each part of the Calendar. Editor: T. E. JONES. B.A. The matter in this book has been wholly set up and printed by the Government Printer, Brisbane Year of Publication, 1932 BRISBANE: By Authority: F R E D E R I C K P H I L L I P S . Government Printer. Price 2/. QUEENSLAND U V . il Y LfoHARY TABLE OF CONTENTS. A TAGEV Table of Contents . - • • • • 3 Preface .. .. .. .. .. •• •• • • 5 The University of Queensland Act of 1909 . 9 Officers of the University— Senate .. • .• •• 22 Standing Committees . • • 23 Teaching Staff . • . • . 24 Faculties .. ' . .. • . 26 Administrative and Clerical Staffs . .. 27 Statutes of the University— Standing Committees . • • . 29- Faculties . .. .. .. • • . 31 Board of Faculties . 34 Boarding Places of Undergradutes . 38- Admission ad Eundern Gradum . 39 Matriculation— Arts . .. 42 Science . .. .. 43 Engineering . 44 Commercial Studies . 45 Agriculture . 45 Adult Matriculation . 46 Degree of Bachelor of Arts . 47 Degree of Bachelor of Science . 54 Degree of Bachelor of Science in Industrial Chemistry 60 Degree of Bachelor of Engineering . 68 Degree of Bachelor of Commerce . 69' Degree of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture . 73 Diploma in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering . 76 Diploma for Journalism . .. 80- Commerce Certificate and Diploma in Commerce . 82 Master of Arts .. .. .. .. 84 Master of Science . .. 85 Master of Engineering . 86 Master of Commerce . 88 Degree of Doctor of Science . 88 Robert Philp Scholarship . 89 Sir Thomas Mcllwraith Scholarships . 90 Election of Members of Senate .
    [Show full text]
  • This Sampler File Contains Various Sample Pages from the Product. Sample Pages Will Often Include: the Title Page, an Index, and Other Pages of Interest
    This sampler file contains various sample pages from the product. Sample pages will often include: the title page, an index, and other pages of interest. This sample is fully searchable (read Search Tips) but is not FASTFIND enabled. To view more samplers click here www.gould.com.au www.archivecdbooks.com.au · The widest range of Australian, English, · Over 1600 rare Australian and New Zealand Irish, Scottish and European resources books on fully searchable CD-ROM · 11000 products to help with your research · Over 3000 worldwide · A complete range of Genealogy software · Including: Government and Police 5000 data CDs from numerous countries gazettes, Electoral Rolls, Post Office and Specialist Directories, War records, Regional Subscribe to our weekly email newsletter histories etc. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK www.unlockthepast.com.au · Promoting History, Genealogy and Heritage in Australia and New Zealand · A major events resource · regional and major roadshows, seminars, conferences, expos · A major go-to site for resources www.familyphotobook.com.au · free information and content, www.worldvitalrecords.com.au newsletters and blogs, speaker · Free software download to create biographies, topic details · 50 million Australasian records professional looking personal photo books, · Includes a team of expert speakers, writers, · 1 billion records world wide calendars and more organisations and commercial partners · low subscriptions · FREE content daily and some permanently Groom's Darling Downs Almanac and Directory 1900 Ref. AU4030-1900 ISBN: 978 1 921461 84 2 This book was kindly loaned to Archive CD Books Australia by the University of Queensland Library www.library.uq.edu.au Navigating this CD To view the contents of this CD use the bookmarks and Adobe Reader’s forward and back buttons to browse through the pages.
    [Show full text]
  • United Australia May Be Obtained of Messrs
    Jul 20 n o n UNITED AUSTRA LIA y , (ESTA BLI SH ED Paid -up Capital Reserve Fund Reserv e Liability o f Pro pri etors D I R EUro R s AUDITORS W Es . A M W . o O A . , LKER E H H O . K M L . C . S . P T E N . K . F T ER J ES TH MAS . Q CHAS MAC ELLAR , U H E . W I LLI A M - . SQ N R D C C . , D OTT EE E H ON . A C S . O A G M LSO ALFRE , Q HENR Y MAN M LAU RIN , tie I N D s E . H O T H E N . R . J . K M . L . O . RICHAR BINNI E . q BLAC , H EY. e ad Office : GEORGE STREET, SYDN O DO R A C H — OLD B R OA D R EE L N N B N S T T . R EEN Es . I R D . P R a . R . T TH H W . G D C : S COO E OO . ENR Y P . PO E LL IRE TORS ANL , B rt , L UCAS , Esq , , Esq , F , q V M A X A G ER : DA ID GEOR G E . i B a N e w WVa les t a a d a nd N e w Z a a and a nd t r nches throughout South , V ic ori , Queensl n , e l nd , in South Wes a a a as ma a . A ustr l i , with gencies i n T ni E a a a e a es m a a m a a a a a A gencies in ngl nd , Scotl nd , Irel nd , Unit d St t ; of A eric , H bu rg .
    [Show full text]
  • 1867-1868 Index to Parliamentary Debates
    LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY and LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Third Parliament 6 August 1867 – 20 August 1868 Queensland Parliamentary Debates INDEX Contents of this document * 3rd Parliament, 1st Session 6 August 1867 – 4 March 1868 Combined Index from Hansard, 2nd series, V.5, 1867 and volume 6, 1868 3rd Parliament, 2nd Session 4 August 1868 – 20 August 1868 Index from Hansard, 2nd series, V.7, 1868. *The Index from each volume of Hansard corresponds with a Parliamentary Session. This document contains a list of page numbers of the daily proceedings for the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly as printed in the corresponding Hansard volume. A list of page numbers at the start of each printed index is provided to allow the reader to find the electronic copy in the online calendar by clicking on the date of the proceedings and then to a link to the pdf. Therefore the table of page numbers and dates of proceedings allows the pagination in each Index to be matched with the date and the particular Legislative Chamber. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY and LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Third Parliament – First Session Queensland Parliamentary Debates, 2nd series, V.5, 1867 and V.6, 1868 6 August 1867 – 4 March 1868 (Macalister/Mackenzie Government) INDEX PAGE NOS DATE HOUSE 1 6 August 1867 Legislative Council 1 - 3 6 August 1867 Legislative Assembly 3 - 15 7 August 1867 Legislative Council 15 - 36 7 August 1867 Legislative Assembly 37 - 39 8 August 1867 Legislative Council 39 - 71 8 August 1867 Legislative Assembly 71 - 115 13 August 1867 Legislative Assembly 115 14 August
    [Show full text]
  • Indexes to Correspondence Relating to Aborigines and Torres Strait
    Indexes to correspondence relating to Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders in the records of the Colonial Secretary’s Office and the Home Secretary’s Office, 1859 – 1896 Queensland State Archives Item ID 846730 59/62 Letter from 2nd Lieutenant William Swete at Fitzroy dated October 29, 1859 tendering his resignation from the Native Police Force. [M/film Z4899] Queensland State Archives Item ID 846730 59/118 Correspondence from Port Curtis (Gladstone) relating to the practice of keeping Aboriginal women in the Native Police camp. Aboriginal persons mentioned: Native Police Trooper Kelly and Daylight, Nelly and Dinah. The letter dated December 10, 1859 also makes a brief reference to massacres at Mr Young's Station. The letter dated August 27, 1859 mentions that the Aboriginal women living at the Native Police camp “were frequently useful to us in discovering the haunts of some of the most notorious murderers”. [M/film Z4899] Queensland State Archives Item ID 846731 60/42 Correspondence relating to the appointment of James Davies as an interpreter for Aborigines in court. [M/film Z4900] Queensland State Archives Item ID 846731 60/79 Correspondence from Native Police officers Carr, Murray and Morisset relating to alleged “outrages” by the Aborigines near McCartney's station in the Fitzroy River district. Advises on the patrols to catch the offenders and the “dispersing” of Aborigines. Aboriginal persons named in the correspondence: Billy Billy, King John, [Bueen?] and Mitzie. [M/film Z4900] Queensland State Archives Item ID 846731 60/86 Report from Edric Morisset the Inspector General of Police dated January 18, 1860. Makes recommendations that the Native Police would “be greatly benefited by the appointment of a Drill Sergeant at Rockhampton (Head Quarters) and ..
    [Show full text]
  • Register of Tabled Papers
    REGISTER OF TABLED PAPERS ALL FIVE SESSIONS OF THE NINTH PARLIAMENT November 1883 to December 1887 Register of Tabled Papers — First Session — Ninth Parliament FIRST SESSION OF THE NINTH PARLIAMENT 7 November 1883 1 Writs and Oaths for Robert Aland and William Henry Groom as Members for the Electoral District of Drayton and Toowoomba. Writ and Oath for Patrick Perkins as the Member for the Electoral District of Aubigny. Writ and Oath for Boyd Dunlop Morehead as the Member for the Electoral District of Balonne. Writ and Oath for Archibald Archer as the Member for the Electoral District of Blackall. Writ and Oath for Charles Edward Chubb as the Member for the Electoral District of Bowen. Writ and Oath for John Francis Buckland as the Member for the Electoral District of Bulimba Writ and Oath for James Foote as the Member for the Electoral District of Bundanba. (Bundamba) Writ and Oath for Berkeley Basil Moreton as the Member for the Electoral District of Burnett. Writ and Oath for Justin Fox Greenlaw Foxton as the Member for the Electoral District of Carnarvon. Writ and Oath for John Shillito Jessop as the Member for the Electoral District of Dalby. Writ and Oath for Francis Kates as the Member for the Electoral District of Darling Downs. Writ and Oath for John Lloyd Bale as the Member for the Electoral District of Enoggera. Writ and Oath for Alfred Midgley as the Member for the Electoral District of Fassifern. Writ and Oath for Francis Beattie as the Member for the Electoral District of Fortitude Valley.
    [Show full text]
  • Webster, Barbara, and Steve Mullins
    The White Horse Press Full citation: Webster, Barbara, and Steve Mullins. "Nature, Progress and the 'Disorderly' Fitzroy: The Vain Quest for Queensland's 'Noblest Navigable River', 1865–1965." Environment and History 9, no. 3 (August 2003): 275–99. http://www.environmentandsociety.org/node/3163. Rights: All rights reserved. © The White Horse Press 2003. Except for the quotation of short passages for the purpose of criticism or review, no part of this article may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical or other means, including photocopying or recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission from the publishers. For further information please see http://www.whpress.co.uk. Nature, Progress and the ‘Disorderly’ Fitzroy: The Vain Quest for Queensland’s ‘Noblest Navigable River’, 1865–1965 BARBARA WEBSTER AND STEVE MULLINS Co-operative Research Centre for Coastal Zone, Estuary and Waterway Management/Central Queensland University Correspondence address: Dr Barbara Webster, School of Humanities (Building 32), Faculty of Arts, Health and Sciences, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Q 4702, Australia. Email: [email protected] ABSTRACT In the nineteenth century, engineers deformed and reshaped the natural environ- ment in the name of progress, particularly in new settler societies like Australia. This article focuses on attempts, some experimental but all ultimately unsuccess- ful, to render Queensland’s Fitzroy River suitable for large-scale shipping by constructing ‘training’ walls and dredging intensively. In addition to examining the motivations for these efforts and their environmental legacy, the paper argues that both engineers and men of commerce saw nature as ‘untamed’ and female and in need of training or ‘husbanding’ through the application of modern technology, irrespective of the financial cost.
    [Show full text]
  • London Metropolitan Archives Woodbridge And
    LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES Page 1 WOODBRIDGE AND SONS, UXBRIDGE {SOLICITORS} ACC/0538 Reference Description Dates CLIENT RECORDS Uxbridge manorial, charitable and borough records ACC/0538/1ST DEP/001/001 Articles of Inquiry and Jurors' Presentments 1636[?] - 1708 Extent of the Manor of Colham p. 11. [?] Names of Freeholders and Burgage Holders p. 20. Names of Copyholders p. 39. Customs of the Manor p. 104. Commons and Waste p. 111. Encroachments p. 113. Disputed Lanes p. 118. Cottages built since 1589 p. 121. Land detained from Lord of the Manor p. 127. Timber, trees and bushes p. 127. Ponds, waters, fishings p. 130. Royalties, Liberties, privileges p. 134. Nuisances and inconveniences p. 135. List of Jurors p. 139. Copy of presentment, "the original whereof written on parchment and signed by the Jurors is deposited in the chest belonging to the Lords of the Town". Jan 1727. pp. 141 - 156. Bounds of Manor and Borough of Uxbridge. Burgage holders p. 143 Rights of commons on the Lynch p. 148 Cottages on the Lynch p. 149 Customs on the Lynch p. 152 Commons on the Lynch p. 152 Copy "from an old Register" Nov. 1659 The Business between Hillingdon and Uxbridge about repairing the churchyard wall at Hillingdon p. 164. Extract from Newcourts Repertorium Ecclesiasticum Parochiale Londinense p. 646 printed 1708 re Hillingdon Vicarage; p. 171 Uxbridge Chapel (history of) p. 186, Translation of a latin attested copy in possession of Vicar of Hillingdon of a Letter from Bishop of London re appropriation of Hillingdon church 1281. p. 195. "Manor of Acton and Ealing" No further entry.
    [Show full text]
  • Industry, Society, Politics, and Ideology in the Runcorn-Sunnybank-Kuraby Communities
    Industry, Society, Politics, and Ideology in the Runcorn-Sunnybank-Kuraby Communities 1880-1950 By Dr Neville Buch, MPHA (Qld) What follows in this draft research paper are historical sketches of the Runcorn area with attention to the local communities across the interconnected Runcorn-Sunnybank-Kuraby districts, from the late nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. The location is marked by the ‘main Brisbane Road’, Beenleigh Road, a spine pathway from the railway crossing at Kuraby to the historic intersection with Mains and Pineland Roads. Running parallel with Beenleigh Road, for most of the way, was the old South Coast-Beenleigh Railway Line. Dominating the landscape in this era was the fruit farms to the north of the road-rail passage, the major fruit production for the greater Brisbane region, and to the south, paddocks and dense scrub. It gave the landscape a picturesque country feel – open road, racing with stream trains, and bush with flat farming land as far as the eye could see. Contra nostalgia, it did not just happen as distant memory. There is a complicated story to tell of the land and its people. The reports of the first land sales in the Runcorn Estate occurred in 1880.1 The first commercial transportation infrastructure for the Runcorn farms came in early 1885 with the opening of the Runcorn platform on the South Coast Line.2 Alfred Williams’ nursery, close to the Runcorn station, was well-known to the residents of the Brisbane Township through several reports in The Brisbane Courier, where Williams was prominent as a journalistic source for the local agricultural happenings.3 Although it appears trivial to an urban audience, one such happening was the alarm among the local farmers that the Runcorn Bone Mills were exporting too much fertilizer product to New Zealand, ensuring a short-supply in the local market.4 The gossip may have been a marketing ploy of the Messrs.
    [Show full text]
  • Chapter Three. Relations Between Europeans and Aboriginal Australians
    Chapter Three. Relations Between Europeans and Aboriginal Australians in Pastoral New England, New South Wales, 1832-1930. Section One. The Doomed Race Theory and New England. a). Introduction. The following historical survey has a dual aim. First, it attempts to piece together, from very fragmentary evidence, a reasonably accurate picture of relations between Europeans and Aboriginal people on New England from 1832. It will then argue that, between the time of first contact on New England and the height of the Stolen Generations era before World War Two, local Aboriginal people enjoyed sufficient independence to maintain and extend their expression of indigenous identity. This will hopefully establish a solid foundation upon which will be constructed the following chapters' analyses of local Aboriginal musical development through the later nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It is not denied here that the European invasion of New England visited a host of evils upon local Aboriginal society. But to overemphasise the negative aspects of white occupation, as some histories have done, is to risk discounting the ability of nineteenth-century Aboriginal people to resist or adapt creatively to novel challenges, and to influence continuing relations through appropriate customary strategies. The desire to explore an alternative view has been prompted by a perceived disjunction between the conventional historical depiction of nineteenth-century relations, for which mainly European sources of evidence survive, and that historical orientation which has been presented recently by senior and knowledgeable Aboriginal people themselves. This disparity is noted by McBryde (1996: 6) and Goodall (1996: 199), who apprehend a tension between the portrayal of Aboriginal by Aboriginal people as 99 creative and resilient on the one hand, and their characterisation by some white commentators as almost powerless victims on the other.
    [Show full text]
  • Rosaleen Norton's Contribution to the Western Esoteric
    ROSALEEN NORTON’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE WESTERN ESOTERIC TRADITION NEVILLE STUART DRURY M.A. (Hons) Macquarie University; B.A. University of Sydney; Dip. Ed. Sydney Teachers College Submission for Degree of Doctor of Philosophy School of Humanities and Social Science University of Newcastle NSW, Australia Date of submission: September 2008 STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY This work contains no material which has been accepted for the award of any other degree or diploma in any university or other tertiary institution and, to the best of my knowledge and belief, contains no material previously published or written by another person, except where due reference has been made in the text. I give consent to this copy of my thesis, when deposited in the University Library, being made available for loan and photocopying subject to the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968. Signed: Date: Neville Stuart Drury ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP I hereby certify that the work embodied in this Thesis is the result of original research, the greater part of which was completed subsequent to admission for the degree. Signed: Date: Neville Stuart Drury 2 CONTENTS Introduction 5 Chapter One: Rosaleen Norton – A Biographical Overview 16 Chapter Two: Sources of the Western Esoteric Tradition 61 Chapter Three: Aleister Crowley and the Magic of the Left-Hand Path 127 Chapter Four: Rosaleen Norton’s Magical Universe 214 Chapter Five: Rosaleen Norton’s Magical Practice 248 Chapter Six: Rosaleen Norton as a Magical Artist 310 Chapter Seven: Theories and Definitions of Magic 375 Chapter Eight: Rosaleen Norton’s Contribution to the Western Esoteric Tradition 402 Appendix A: Transcript of the interview between Rosaleen Norton and L.J.
    [Show full text]
  • PDF Document
    A timeline of change on the Fitzroy River, 1855 to 1965, focusing on the Port of Rockhampton Barbara Webster Coastal CRC/CQU Rockhampton mailto:[email protected] (This is an ongoing project which will be updated periodically as new information comes to hand.) Pre white settlement Darumbal people living along Toonooba (Fitzroy River) and lagoons. 'Monster' floods reputed to have been 'spear deep' in vicinity of later main street and reaching from Berserkers to Dee Range (Mount Morgan). Early white exploration: 1770 James Cook names Keppel Bay. 1802 Matthew Flinders surveys Keppel Bay. 1844 Ludwig Leichhardt's overland expedition to Port Essington: encounters and names major tributaries - Dawson, Comet, Mackenzie and Isaacs and presumes they join to form a major river which flows into Keppel Bay. 1853 During overland expedition from the Burnett region in search of suitable pasture, pioneers William and Charles Archer come upon 'a fine navigable looking stream with the tide running up strong'. They name it the Fitzroy River in honour of Sir Charles Fitz Roy, Governor of New South Wales. Year Rockhampton and regional Port activity/navigation on Fitzroy River and changes/'improvements'/ideas Floods/drought Trade and growth, development and politics Fitzroy River Flood heights as other aspects on present gauge on river at R'ton. 1855 Archers return with sheep and Archers construct a jetty on The Fitzroy drains an area of approximately 55,000 square Probably dry First imports commence grazing at Gracemere. river bank (near Fitzroy St.) miles. The river is 1,100 feet (ft) wide where the Archers' conditions prevail (supplies) and Colin Archer's ketch Ellida jetty is constructed some 32 miles from the mouth; 2,100ft exports (wool) arrives with supplies from wide at Rocky Point; over 4 miles wide at the mouth.
    [Show full text]